On the east side of La Croix Picard, on the junction with a dirt path.

Marker
A standing rectangular stele bearing a rectangular bronze plaque erected by the Normandy 44 association. The plaque bears the names of six men: four crew members of a Stuart light tank of the 712th Tank Battalion and two soldiers who were on the vehicle when it exploded.

In the late afternoon of July 27, 1944, after Périers had been liberated by the 90th American Infantry Division, the advance of American troops toward Coutances was halted by five German tanks. While awaiting the arrival of suitable weaponry, a platoon of light Stuart tanks was sent along this road. But this road had been booby-trapped by the Germans. The first tank on the road, which is commemorated on this memorial, hit a mine, killing four and seriously wounding two. Pushed to the side of the road, the wreckage of the tank remained there long after the war.

Le 27 juillet 1944, jour de la libération de Périers,

un « Stuart  », tank léger de la Compagnie D du 712ème bataillon de chars

(rattaché à la 90ème Division d'Infanterie américaine)

a sauté sur une mine, à proximité d'ici, tuant deux membres d'équipage :

Sgt T4 Claudis L. JENKINS   Pfc T5 Vincent P. CERULLO

et en blessant deux autres:

Sgt Charles L. REYNOLDS   Corporal William A. HOLT

Deux autres soldats américains ont été tués.

Probablement transportés sur le tank, il pourrait s'agit de :

Pvt Earl L. DELAPP    Pfc William R. SCHEBLE

(-Picture of the tank-)

Tous sont morts ou ont souffert pour votre liberté,

ne les oubliez pas !

English translation:

On July 27, 1944, the day of the liberation of Périers,

a "Stuart", a light tank from Company D of the 712th Tank Battalion

(attached to the 90th U.S. Infantry Division)

blew up on a mine near here, killing two crew members:

Sgt T4 Claudis L. JENKIN          Pfc T5 Vincent P. CERULLO

and wounding two others:

Sgt Charles L. REYNOLDS        Corporal William A. HOLT

Two other American soldiers were killed.

Probably transported on the tank, they were :

Pvt Earl L. DELAPP      Pfc William R. SCHEBLE

(-Picture of the tank-)

All have died or suffered for your freedom,

don't forget them!